Surname
Quarmby
“millstone; quern, handmill”
Quarmby is a surname from Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quarmby goes back to Old Norse kvern, meaning “millstone; quern, handmill.”
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How it developed
From Old Norse kvern (“millstone; quern, handmill”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quarmby’s family of names
In English usage, Quarmby as a surname has a related form in Wharmby.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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